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Applied Materials (AMAT)

501.70

+0.93 (0.19%)

as of Jun 4, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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Jun 4, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 9 opinions in the last 12 months.

Applied Materials (AMAT) has had a strong year, with its stock price up 179% year-to-date and 52% over the past year, indicating robust performance even in a volatile semiconductor equipment market. The company has significantly reduced its share count by 31% since the end of 2015, buoying investor sentiment alongside its impressive long-term growth of 1,274% over a decade. However, some analysts express concerns regarding recent weak guidance and inconsistent execution, which has led to negative responses over the last six quarters. Comparatively, peers like Lam Research (LAM) and KLA Corporation (KLAC) are performing more consistently, creating a level of skepticism around AMAT's current momentum despite optimism surrounding the AI boom and significant revenues from major clients such as Intel, Samsung, and TSMC. The overall sentiment is mixed, suggesting that while there's potential for further gains, caution is warranted due to AMAT's recent performance discrepancies.

Consensus

mixed

Valuation

fair value

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BUY ON WEAKNESS

One of the largest manufacturers of chips. Stock's gone sideways, mainly because some the higher growth tech names are starting to show fatigue, especially with rates moving higher. 17x earnings, 19% annual long-term earnings. Not necessarily an expensive stock. Buy on a dip; it would be on his radar. He prefers TSM or NVDA, as they're more directly involved in the space.

BUY

Loved their latest quarter, though others were worried. Micron rallied today. Sellers of AMAT today didn't know what they were doing.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Oct 01/20, Up 126.8%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with AMAT continues to progress well. We now recommend trailing up the stop (from $112) to $120.00. This would all but guarantee a return on investment over 61%, including the recommendation to cover 50% of the holding previously.

WEAK BUY

Very cyclical. Does extremely well when chips are in short supply. Once the order backlog is reduced, the earnings will be there for a year or two, but then they'll fall off. Be cautious here. OK to hold for the next 6 months to a year, but then there will be a long dry spell.

WEAK BUY

They report Thursday and he expects great numbers. But he's worried about AM's forecast. They're the premier maker of semiconductor capital equipment.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Oct 01/20, Up 113.2%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with AMAT continues to progress well. We now recommend trailing up the stop (from $54.50) to $112.00. This would all but guarantee a return on investment over 54%, including the recommendation to cover 50% of the holding previously.

HOLD

Really likes it. 22x earnings for a 13-15% growth rate, not bad at all. Equipment maker to make semiconductor chips. In the right place. Be careful if it's swept up again in a tech selloff if yields start moving up again. The most cyclical area in tech is the semi area.

COMMENT

The semi shortage is getting worse. AMAT has an analyst meeting tomorrow where he expects them to explain the status of the production of capital equipment (to make semis). He thinks semis rallied today in anticipation of this meeting.

BUY

Semis are the basic building block of the modern economy. The most economically sensitive area. The group has gone through a correction. Highly doubts the rally is over. Huge shortage of chips. TER, LRCX, and AMAT all look attractive. Demand will be quite strong going forward.

WATCH

Likes the name. World's largest manufacturer of equipment used to make semis. Very cyclical, so doing well now. Benefiting from OLET displays. Higher beta at 1.4, so be careful. If you hold it, keep an eye on it. Use a stop loss.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Feb 14/20, Up 77%) In the semiconductor ecosystem. Supplies equipment, services and software to chip manufacturers. Price target of $132. Revenue up. Keep your eyes on the Hitachi acquisition; they really need it to stay competitive.

BUY

It's taken a hit because of the semiconductor chip shortage, but things are good enough to keep climbing as Pres. Biden recognizes the scale of this shortage.

BUY

A great company with fine numbers. The computer chip shortage is a tailwind.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Oct 01/20, Up 23.9%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly We are wanting to remain disciplined and are recommending to take 50% as we achieved the price objective. We also recommend raising the trailing stop to $54.50 (previously $46).

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TOP PICK

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly The semi-conductor space has benefitted from the stay at home trend to drive devices we are all using. Recent earnings for AMAT of $1.06 beat analyst expectations of $0.95. Revenues have grown over 23% to $4.4 billion over the year. Management raised guidance on EPS for Q4, showing they have confidence going forward. The US Commerce Department created uncertainty for the company by threatening to put constraints on semiconductor exports as a warning to China. This has already been factored into the share price we feel. We would trade this with a $46 stop-loss and an initial upside target of $75. Yield 1.48% (Analysts’ price target is $76.16)

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